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TD9 · 05-10-2008, 10:50 AM

Sorry for the delay i got lucky

I've just tried the problematic Maxtor drive on its own, with no connection to the WD at all.

First attempt with the jumper set in the Master position, not seen anywhere at all, i eventually get the "pri slave hdd error" again.

Second attempt with the cable select option enabled via the jumper, was slightly better.

At the "Auto Detecting primary Master" stage i hear the drive clicking and can feel it working by touch. Eventually it see's the drive, and also in the BIOS it recognises the drive (but as a Sabre).

When i put my XP Pro disk in and got to the Windows XP set up screen, it doesn't see the drive at all.

I have all the data that i want from the drive already backed up, so that's not a problem.

A friend has suggested using an IDE external caddy, but if the pc isn't picking up the drive then that's not going to work, or is it?

Is there anything else i can do?

05-10-2008, 10:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
TD9 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 20 OS: xp pro	Re: Maxtor 7L300R0 "pri slave hdd error" Sorry for the delay i got lucky I've just tried the problematic Maxtor drive on its own, with no connection to the WD at all. First attempt with the jumper set in the Master position, not seen anywhere at all, i eventually get the "pri slave hdd error" again. Second attempt with the cable select option enabled via the jumper, was slightly better. At the "Auto Detecting primary Master" stage i hear the drive clicking and can feel it working by touch. Eventually it see's the drive, and also in the BIOS it recognises the drive (but as a Sabre). When i put my XP Pro disk in and got to the Windows XP set up screen, it doesn't see the drive at all. I have all the data that i want from the drive already backed up, so that's not a problem. A friend has suggested using an IDE external caddy, but if the pc isn't picking up the drive then that's not going to work, or is it? Is there anything else i can do?